A new scam has been tracked by Malwarebytes that affects the Chrome browser on Windows. The tech support scam gets the browser to freeze, prompting users to call a fake support number to free it.
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Chrome 64 arrives with some highly anticipated new features and mitigation for the Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities. It is expected to roll out over the next few days or weeks.
Google is promising the next update for its popular browser will includes additional protections against the CPU exploits that have left the majority of modern computing devices vulnerable.
Google has now made parallel downloading available to all users running Chrome 64 Beta for Android via the Chrome flags menu. The feature should speed up the download of large files.
Google plans on rolling out three different protections for users over the next several releases of Chrome that will improve the browsing experience. One in particular deals with annoying redirects.
Google is making some big changes to Chrome, allowing users to mute individual sites starting from October 2017, and finally giving them the choice to disable autoplay videos from January 2018.
